Palestinian Governor of the city of Jenin Qadura Mussa (L) shake hands with Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom (R) near Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair (C), following a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas could resign, leading to a potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority, if US efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks stay deadlocked, aides warn. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Palestinian Governor of the city of Jenin Qadura Mussa (L) shake hands with Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom (R) near Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair (C), following a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas could resign, leading to a potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority, if US efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks stay deadlocked, aides warn.

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  1. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office, President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee on November 10, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank. Abbas has threatened to resign from Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee and the Fatah Central Committee and would not seek re-election as president in the January 2010 elections, if the international community fail to force Israel to stop settlement construction on Palestinian land.
  2. Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair tastes olive oil during visit to Canaan Fair Trade company in the village of Burqin near the West Bank city of Jenin on November 10, 2009.
  3. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  4. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  5. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  6. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  7. Middle East envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (3rd L) shakes hands with Israel's Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom during a ceremony inaugurating a new car crossing point at Jalame near the West Bank city of Jenin November 10, 2009. The expanded crossing is expected to allow through several hundred cars per day, shortening the journey time into the Israeli-occupied territory for Israeli Arabs, a defence official said.
  8. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair (3 rd L), Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom (C) and Palestinian Governor of the city of Jenin Qadura Mussa (2nd R) cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  9. Palestinian Governor of the city of Jenin Qadura Mussa (L) shake hands with Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom (R) near Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair (C), following a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas could resign, leading to a potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority, if US efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks stay deadlocked, aides warn.
  10. Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair (2nd L), Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom (C) and Palestinian Governor of the city of Jenin Qadura Mussa (2nd R) cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas could resign, leading to a potential collapse of the Palestinian Authority, if US efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks stay deadlocked, aides warn.
  11. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (back, 2R) chairs the weekly cabineet meeting in his Jerusalem offices with Deputy Premier Silvan Shalom (CL) on October 12, 2009.
  12. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , back second right, heads the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem offices, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. In the meeting Netanyahu accused Arab extremists of spreading lies to foment violence in the disputed city of Jerusalem. Next to Netanyahu is deputy Premier Silvan Shalom, second left, and Dan Meridor, left. In foreground is Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, and Shas party leader Eli Yishai, left.
  13. Palestinian children attend a mock trial of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas over his initial failure to press for the adoption of the UN Goldstone report, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas defended his controversial decision to support deferring a vote on a damning Gaza war report at the UN Human Rights Council. In a televised address, the embattled president also accused the rival Hamas movement of leading the storm of criticism at the decision as a means to postpone a long-delayed Palestinian reconciliation deal. Abbas said the Palestinian delegation at the Geneva-based council backed the October 2 postponement of a vote on the so-called Goldstone report which was highly critical of Israel in order to gather maximum support for the measure.
  14. Palestinian children attend a mock trial of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas over his initial failure to press for the adoption of the UN Goldstone report, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas defended his controversial decision to support deferring a vote on a damning Gaza war report at the UN Human Rights Council. In a televised address, the embattled president also accused the rival Hamas movement of leading the storm of criticism at the decision as a means to postpone a long-delayed Palestinian reconciliation deal. Abbas said the Palestinian delegation at the Geneva-based council backed the October 2 postponement of a vote on the so-called Goldstone report which was highly critical of Israel in order to gather maximum support for the measure.
  15. Palestinian children attend a mock trial of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas over his initial failure to press for the adoption of the UN Goldstone report, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas defended his controversial decision to support deferring a vote on a damning Gaza war report at the UN Human Rights Council. In a televised address, the embattled president also accused the rival Hamas movement of leading the storm of criticism at the decision as a means to postpone a long-delayed Palestinian reconciliation deal. Abbas said the Palestinian delegation at the Geneva-based council backed the October 2 postponement of a vote on the so-called Goldstone report which was highly critical of Israel in order to gather maximum support for the measure.
  16. In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, U.S. Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. In Jerusalem, there were scattered clashes Friday in the city between police and Muslim protesters. Several protesters and policemen were lightly hurt. The friction, in which no one has been seriously injured, appears to have been sparked by rumors among Palestinians about an attempt by Jewish extremists to harm the Islamic holy sites in the compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.

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